What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Teaching staff at Leeds College of Building are elated after receiving eleven articulated trailers of equipment donated by Legal & General. The materials and tools will be used to train the next generation of construction professionals enrolled across the College’s North Street and South Bank Campuses. The donation includes 60
A colourful kaleidoscope of some of the world’s rarest and most beautiful butterflies has been carefully conserved by experts in Leeds. The stunning array of winged insects housed at Leeds Discovery Centre in Hunslet includes hundreds of species from across the globe, many collected by explorers and scientists more than
On Thursday (8 February 2024) the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, launched a bold new movement called No Limits to help better support innovative talent across the UK: nolimits.ukri.org Indro Mukerjee, CEO of Innovate UK, visited UTC Leeds in Hunslet to launch the No Limits digital platform to an audience
Each week we publish lists of planning applications related to LS10 and LS11 published on on the Leeds City Council website. The following applications were validated in the week beginning Monday 5 February 2024. Click on the description to see the full application: Change of Use from B2 (timber
Betfred Challenge Cup Round 3: Hunslet RLFC 14-22 Keighley Cougars Former Hunslet man Adam Ryder scored a late try at South Leeds Stadium this afternoon (11 February 2024) to halt any chance of a home victory in a closely fought contest between two teams hoping to get promotion to the
Striking new murals highlight industrial heritage and wildlife protected by the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme The murals, painted by artist James Mayle and funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund celebrate heritage and wildlife, add vibrancy to the area and act as a deterrent for vandalism. The Leeds Flood Alleviation
Housebuilder Persimmon has donated 10,000 bricks to Leeds College of Building as part of their activities taking place across the country for National Apprenticeship Week. National Apprenticeship Week, taking place this week aims to promote apprenticeships as a career path for young people. The donation from Persimmon is enough bricks
The owner and four staff members, including two who live South Leeds, are due to appear in court charged with offences related to the marketing of knives from a Leeds shop. In December 2021, an operation, led by officers from Leeds North East Neighbourhood Policing Team, saw a search warrant
Would you like to take part in fun, inclusive and relaxing art workshops? Swarthmore Education Centre’s project, Creative Communities, continues to deliver weekly art workshops in Hunslet, Holbeck, Middleton and Belle Isle. Over six weeks six different artists introduce participants to their art practice to explore the theme ‘Pride in
Work is set to start on the first phase of improvements to the area outside the Hunslet Community Hub and Library off Church Street to create a ‘public square’. Existing planters will be renovated and restocked to green the area, new lighting will be installed to make the space more